second class citizen

[kennybs plbg]

Today I was a second class citizen. I reported for jury duty @ 8:45am in NYS supreme court, this was my first time and I found it very interesting watching the process they used to pick a jury. I lasted until 5:15pm, although I new I was toast by mid afternoon when the defense attorney asked the first group if anyone owned firearms, knew any LEO's and or was a member of the NRD. Yep NRD, he tried three times to find the A but it never came. The final straw came durring my interview when the DA asked how my long arms/shotgun was transported in a vehicle. I stated in a hard case, but there were times it was openly displayed on the rack in the pick up. He asked if it was ever trans ported loaded, my response was no sir that would be illegal. At that point I believe the defense attorney broke the point on the pencel scratching off my name. A gun owner, NRA member, knowing too many LEO's and actually having some idea of the law did me in.
The case was a 15 yo young man, being tried as an adult. ( that alone would suggest a telephone size book of priors) He was being charged with robery in the second, robery in the third, illegal weapons charges in the second and third also. The defense said even though the young man was in the car with loaded illegal weapons and present at the scene he didn't do anything. The weapons belonged to someone else and he was just along for the ride. The DA argued that if 2 people robed a bank and only one was armed they were both equally guilty of the crime. What a fun day, next time I'll just wear an NRA shirt so I don't have to hang around so long.

kenny b

 

[Wallew]

When I was 19 (currently 51), I went to jury duty in Houston, Texas.

When they FINALLY got around to the group I had been placed in, we sat in a courtroom that the defendent was up on 'drug charges'. The cops added a weapons charge because they found a .38 in the home they raided. The police COULD NOT prove ownership of the weapon, but hey, any port in a storm.

When the judge asked all us jurors if any one had problems with any of the charges against the defendent, I raised my hand.

When the judge asked which charge I had a problem with, I indicated the weapons charge. The judge responded with, "Young man, do you believe the DA, or the Prosecutor or MYSELF or anyone else should be carrying a firearm?"

"Well, your Honor, at least people would be a lot more POLITE to one another if they did", was my answer.

After the laughter died down (including DA, Prosecutor AND JUDGE), I was dismissed.

HEY, PILING ON IS PILING ON.